Angels News: ESPN’s Biggest Analyst Takes Unnecessary Shot at Entire Halos Organization

Well that's an opinion...

Currently the Angels find themselves in the midst of one of the more successful seasons that the franchise has seen in quite some time. They are in the hunt for a potential Wild Card spot right now and could end up being buyers at the trade deadline depending on how the next few weeks shake out. The team hasn’t reached the postseason since 2014 so not many have faith in them to actually clinch a postseason berth.

The team does have two of the best players in the game with Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani but they still haven’t seen any postseason success due to injuries and just plain inconsistencies throughout the organization. It’s not for a lack of trying, however, because the Angels have tried to spend money on free agents and it just hasn’t worked out for them. But ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith took things a little further and unnecessarily took a shot at the Angels organization as a whole on Wednesday. 

“The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, no one cares about you. No one. I’ve been in LA quite often. I never hear anybody talking about the Angels. We love driving by the stadium, it looks really nice. No one cares. You’re irrelevant. Period.”

Per Stephen A. Smith

Don't expect to catch Stephen A. Smith at a Los Angeles Angels game any time soon pic.twitter.com/W3tsDJJDiw

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 5, 2023

I guess it's safe to say that Smith isn't a fan of the Angels. But for a personality this big on ESPN to say this about a professional franchise, it makes you wonder. It was completely out of bounds and wasn't needed. 

It's fair to criticize the play and decision making of the Angels because it just hasn't resulted to on-field success but this took things too far. The Angels are a relevant team in Major League Baseball and are home to the biggest show in the game in Ohtani. The franchise has seen their own share of playoff success including winning the World Series back in 2002. 

Yes, that was a long time ago, but it's still a title nonetheless. ESPN has taken its fair share of criticism in recent years for their productions and this is just another example of where the worldwide leader in sports has gone. 

There are very legitimate criticisms to be made of the Angels and how they market their team to a larger audience.

This isn't one of those legit criticisms. https://t.co/hoBlwdKGPJ

— Sam Blum (@SamBlum3) July 5, 2023